Fishing reel



Oct. 5, 1943.

G. G. LUNDBLA FISHING REEL Filednov. 15, 1941 mm/f NJ. E e

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f My inventiorr'rel'atesijto- 'shingireels.

It hasamong itsiobj'ectst rovidezanimprove iiy 'reel of'fthefsilentitype my' invention' is 5to' provide@ an Lini-proved-{'jl'iral'ce claimed`A in lampending appli'eatio'rif-fof?4 William I.

am -415,'194-1, whereby? th perationf-foi `this mechalxdered"r incre-quickly reions. "Astinggfu'rtner bject of my'linvention: is toprovideimprovedbraise members and' improved" spring -i'earisfor apply# ing pressure `on f said brakef members; as Well -as improved means for mounting the brakerne'mp bere and thefspringene fr edjustingfthe ten'- sion of rthe latter, all vvl'ierebythefy braking pressureis applied in` any-ljimproved-' mannerf;equally' v to thebrakingmembers ainda'improved fioriti-Iig '210 e i i t also operated'in'an improved mannerjbyfa platep' effe'etY ef the braking" member-,end spring-1s made possible.-

` These fand' fother tsjarfd 'a'dvanl tages of my improvements-'wiafterfni'oreffullyiappean in* practice f In this 'illustrativeeeristruet' casing l having a spoollapertreffthereinfand"a spool 3rotatab1e in saidapertureion fa-usugal' post 4 and `rconnectedtl'miugh' a holea'j (with "alater- 'if 12331,210 :FISHING REEI-.f t

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' ing mechanism including fa2p1ure1itysof fbrske ovvever, hereinform of clutchmechanismfbetween thef rings l6 and "lfandan iin-pro'ved'arrangement and con-f struction of braking mechanism"acting upon the outer ring 1. 'f Y rotation 'of the ring-iam one 'diret-,tienergrote-" f 'CheiblakC-Ing T When'the spoolis rotated in the of l over-running clutch* construction whereby (the f x f extending outward throughand bei-ng'-reci-procable` freely 'in corresponding "hole's I3 inythe bers |0'to`f be positioned? longitudinally -relative to heretoiore i :providing` ai 'singles/short -eccentric? groove in'l the periphery ofthe inner ring'member 6 'and' a singleba'll!! therein-gpermittingfree tionfof" the'spool'i and' Aoo nnecting'the ri'ngf' to opposite v direction,` I'Yherein provide an improved s clutch isimmediately operative in allfangular positionsof thefspool';y `A's shown, a seriesofsuch eccentric groovesis" provided spaced". equally around the periphery of the ring 6 with aloall!) s ine'achrin'g', three 'suchgroovesandballs being illustratedt y t f `Referrirg lim-ore particularly "to i thenbraking mecli'ari'isrn,v` it-willfbenotedfithat the'sameherein.` inc1ude`s`'alpair`of :brakinfglzinembersz or shoes-10j n diametrically opposite andffeachlextendingl over; a like substantialflengthfthe outer surfaceof the outer` ringql. As' shown, theseV members*` lHI Vare springll extending around'fthe'-ringljoutside ,L the members Hl;pinsI2'fxed'i'n"tliernembers' I0 spring 'I'IVin such manner'lastocauseboth mein- 'y the spring Whilef` being" Yl compressed 'thereby t thatfthe's'pring/mayiioat'inthis slot. The freek ends of the.spring;hereinat'a'pintdi'ametrically v opposite thefstudfor-rivet'? I5-,"ar'e also extended l onen-adjusting screWVlQfiri'turrihaving'a'knurle operating Lend/2l) a'dju'sktablefro'ni the"exteriorofy the casing'l. Attention'is lsfdir'ected"Ito"'the' fact thatthe'fdextrernities'of'lthe sprint;t ID e" hookedg asj'sho'vvn at v*21,*infsuclfi 2 manner` y therebyfto' bereadi-ly connec'tegzlfto and removable from the nut [8,f3vhi1ethef`tension of thespring is adjustable -as'the nut is 'adjusted upon rotation oftheadju'stingscrew'l9rij Inf-blieapefatijrl. Qflmy,improvedicostrusion it'willfbyegapparenttthat' thejjba'lls 4ilbein movable bygravity,j` one of* thesanie is always in 'sition a reversal in direction of rotation of the spool 3y s and consequently of theVring 6; the left hand ball 9 being shown in suchiposition in Figure 3,1 Further, it will be Vevident that the two d if i ametrically opposite brake membersV I will be acted upon by the spring I I in such manner that an equal pressure is exerted by the spring on each member I0 as a result of contraction of the spring and resultant compression of the members As a result of my improved construction, due to the provision of the pins I2 extending through the holes I3 in the spring II, it willvalso be evident that at the same time that the members I0 are positioned by the spring, these members are allowed to float, while the slot I4 in the rivet I5 also enables the spring to oat relative to' this rivet. Thus, While the ring 6 will rotate `freely during reeling in rotation of the' spool 3, when the direction of the latter is reversed, a balanced and equal pressure will beinstantly applied to each of the members I0 carried by and adjustable with the floating spring Il. Further, by

adjustment of the. knurled end 2U, the hooked embodiment which my invention may assume in practice, it will be understod that this `form is shown for purposes of illustration, and that the invention may be modified and embodied inother forms withoutV departing from its spirit or thev scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as. new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis: ,f l Y :u

l. In a fishing reel, a spool,` clutch mechanism including a driving member driven by said spool, a driven member, and clutch means disconnecting said members when said spool is rotated in one directionfor automatically connecting the same upon reverse rotation of said spool, a plurality of brake members for said driven member, and means constantly acting on saidv brake members for applying pressure thereon including a plate spring disposed around said driven member and pressing said brake members thereon.`

2. In a shing reel, a spool, a driving member driven by said spool, a driven memben'means normally disconnecting said member when said spoolis rotated in one directionforautomatically connecting the same upon reverse rotation of said spool, a plurality of brake `members for said driven member, and spring means fonapf plying pressure on said brake members including a plate spring extending around ksaid driven member, and a floating mounting for said spring. 3.` In a nshing reel, a spool, a driving member driven by said spool, a driven member, means normally disconnecting said members when said spool is rotatedV in one direction for automati-v cally-connecting thesame upon reverse rotation of said spool, a plurality of brake members for said driven member, and spring means constantly` applying lpressure on said brake members including a plate y spring extending around said driven member, a iloating mounting forsaid spring, and floating Vmountings between said brake members and said spring.

4,- In a `fishing reel, a fixed spool carrying post, a spool rotatable thereon, a member-to be braked,

Vclutch means whereby said member is rotatable with said spool in one direction of spool 4rotation and disconnected therefrom during rotation in the opposite direction, a plurality of brake memcluding a. plate spring extending around said member to be braked and acting on said brake members, and floating mountings for said brake members on said spring.

6. In a iishing reel, a. spool, a member to be braked rotatable'with said spool in one direction of spool rotation, a plurality of brake members for. said member to be braked, and spring means for applying pressure on said' brake members including a plate spring extending around said member to be braked and actingon said brake members, and a. oating "mounting for said spring including a'spring support having a slot through which aiportionvof the spring intermediate said brake members is freely movable.

7. In ashing reel, a spool, a. member to be -braked rotatable with said spool in one direction of spool rotation, avplurality of brake members for said member tobelbraked, and Vspring means for applying pressure on said brake members including a plate 4spring extending around said member to `be braked and acting on said brake membersI and `having adjacent free ends,- and spring tension adjusting means. connected to said ends. v, v

8. In a iishing reel, a spool, a member to be braked rotatable With said spool in one direction of spool rotation, a plurality of brake members for said member vtolbe braked, and spring means for applying pressure on said brake members including a. plate `spring extending around said member to be braked `and acting on said brake members, a support for said-,spring between said brake members, and tensionA adjusting means for said spring connected to the free ends thereof diametrically opposite said support.

9. In a fishing reel, a spool, ay member to be braked rotatable with said spool in one direction ofspool rotation, aplurality of brake members for said member tobe braked, and spring means for applying pressure onsaidbrake members inl cluding a plate spring. extending around said membery to be braked-and acting on said brake members, a support for said spring between said brake members, and tension adjustingl means for said spring connected to the free ends thereof diametrically opposite said support, said spring having hooked free ends andsaid tension adjust- `ing means including anf, adjusting nutA having slotted portions receiving and, connecting said hooked ends to said nut. A A

10. In a shing reel, the combination of a Irotating spool, a mountingtherefon an innerl ring rotatable about the spool axis and driven by the spooL- an outer ring;ra one-Way silent 4clutch between the rings, an encircling Vspring about the outer ring, and separate spaced brake members held against the outer` periphery of the outer ring at different points by said spring.

`Gr'Jskin/n LUNDBLAD. 

